| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| aspire |
to want strongly; have as an aim (usually followed by to or after). |
| buoyant |
lighthearted or cheerful. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| degrade |
to bring down from a higher to a lower rank or degree by taking away a position or title. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| discharge |
to shoot or fire off. |
| impertinent |
rude or too bold. |
| moreover |
beyond what has already been said; in addition; also. |
| mortal |
not living forever; having to die some day. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| unique |
being the only one of its type; sole; single. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |
| versatile |
able to do many different things well. |